Monthly Archives: December 2016
A Tugboat Christmas
Tragedy at sea isn’t about assigning blame
Don’t miss the 2016 Portland Harbor Boat Parade of Lights
Waking up on a boat in the middle of a snowstorm
I woke early to the sound of snow sliding off of our shrink-wrapped enclosure, the reality of living inside an actual snow globe. The weight of the snow breaks loose its adhesion to the plastic and follows with a splash as it crashes into the ocean around us. It’s driving our cat, Farley, entirely mad. He charges from one end of the boat to the other, reacting to a series of taps, swooshes, and splashes.